Rights and Freedoms, Reflection and Editorial

There is continuity and change in the history of protest, from ancient Rome through to modern civil rights movements as recent as Extinction Rebellion.

Australian Jewish communities in the 1940s and 1950s sought to achieve Jewish safety from a re-emergence of fascism by finding common ground with movements fighting colonialism and racism in other parts of the world.

In 1998 the Coalition government sought to break a powerful union representing Australia’s dock workers. The ramifications have been much wider for Australian workers today.

The Eureka rebellion is a pivotal moment in Australian history, but what rights were actually gained in its aftermath?

The decline in the governor-general’s influence since Federation reveals the history of Australia’s disentanglement from Imperial British control.

In 1967, Ronald Ryan was the last person to be executed in Victoria. Before then, who was hanged and who was not depended on the political party in government.

Rights discourses and their links to ideas of choice and freedom have evolved dramatically in the decades since abortion first became lawful in the United States and Australia.

A mock referendum on an Indigenous Voice to parliament is a contemporary way for students to consider the extent to which the rights of Indigenous Australians have changed since the 1967 referendum.

Stan Grant’s farewell address on Q&A is a powerful and contemporary way to prime students for an examination of the American civil rights movement through a mock trial activity.

HTAV has developed a virtual recruitment centre that enables students to meet the types of people who enlisted to serve in World War II and discover the reasons they enlisted.

Working memory can only process up to four new items of information at a time, but students can retain knowledge more efficiently when it is introduced both verbally and visually.

Developing a History unit for the first time is a daunting prospect, but there are many resources you can draw on for help—including the wisdom and energy of your students.

The unessay offers a mode of assessment that plays to students’ strengths, piques their interest, and develops a deeper historical understanding that emerges from empathy and creativity.

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